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jcwst

Mar 11, 2008, 3:12 PM

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I am really not as nervous as being in Mexico as US lately. My husband has a gun permit and he carries it in glove compartment in the US. We know NO guns in Mexico. Does anybody know if when driving to Mexico is Mace or police baton illegal to have with you when traveling?

Guavagto

Mar 11, 2008, 3:26 PM

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Pepper Spray or Mace are legal and sold openly. I carry pepper spray when walking my dogs.

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Brian

Mar 11, 2008, 4:49 PM

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We know NO guns in Mexico.

This is another law which is observed primarily in its breach. In cities of any size, virtually every Mexican household counts with a pistol or other firearm. The thinking is that it is far better to be caught with a gun than without one.

Brian

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Rolly

Mar 11, 2008, 5:41 PM

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There is an important distinction between bringing a gun into México (illegal) and acquiring one inside México (legal, with some restrictions).

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jerezano

Mar 14, 2008, 8:24 AM

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Hello,

Guns in the home. It is legal in Mexico for every householder to keep for self protection a legal handgun of specified caliber in his home.

There is a lot of paper work involved.

Adiós. jerezano

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bournemouth

Mar 14, 2008, 8:29 AM

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Jerezano - does "resident" include foreigners with legal immigration status?

Brian

Mar 14, 2008, 9:22 AM

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There is a lot of paper work involved.

And do you think that the majority of Mexican householders go through the bureaucratic red tape? Anyone who has lived in Mexico for any appreciable period of time knows the answer to that :-)

jerezano

Mar 14, 2008, 11:28 AM

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Hello bournemouth,

You asked:>> Jerezano - does "resident" include foreigners with legal immigration status?

Yes

jerezano

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jerezano

Mar 14, 2008, 11:34 AM

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Hello Brian,

You said:>>And do you think that the majority of Mexican householders go through the bureaucratic red tape? Anyone who has lived in Mexico for any appreciable period of time knows the answer to that :-)

Of the four people I know who have guns in the house 2 have legal permission. That is 50% but I agree with you Brian that I don't think all the people I hear on New Year's Eve emptying their automatics have legal papers.

Adiós. jerezano

PirateJohn

Mar 14, 2008, 2:32 PM

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Rolly. just out of curiosity. Is the penalty for having an improperly-sourced firearm in Mexico (bought from the equivalent of a bootlegger) less than the penalty for illegally possessing a firearm that crossed the border with you?

I have heard that the penalties for a gringo possessing a firearm that isn't legal are pretty stiff but you indicate that there are a fair number of folks that are doing it anyway. I was chatting with a security guy in Mazatlan's Golden Zone once who indicated to me that carrying a large knife (like he was doing) openly on his belt was also illegal but was a lessor offense than carrying a firearm so he was going to do things that-a-way.

I am not exactly a gun freak by any stretch of the imagination but do carry when legal in the USA, and let's face it - in the USA the laws have wide ranges of "gray" when it comes to the subject of firearms.

Any further info would be appreciated.
John "PirateJohn" Gilmer
Jacksonville, FL
PirateJohn's website at www.PirateJohn.com